Whoever (A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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Anyone who overlooks[a] an offense promotes love,
    but someone who gossips separates close friends.

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  1. Proverbs 17:9 Lit. covers

Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy,
    but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Lit. enemy are profuse

(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (B)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

Ointments and perfume encourage the heart;
    in a similar way, a friend’s advice is sweet to the soul.[a]

10 Never abandon your friend nor your father’s friend,
    and don’t go to your brother’s house in times of trouble.
A neighbor who is near is better
    than a brother who lives far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 So MT; LXX reads heart; but through misfortune the soul is torn apart